Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THERE SWEPT ADOWN THAT DREARY GLEN, by EMILY JANE BRONTE


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THERE SWEPT ADOWN THAT DREARY GLEN, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
Alternate Author Name(s): Bell, Ellis
Subject(s): Fights; Death; Sound; Dead, The


There swept adown that dreary glen
āàA wider sound than mountain wind-
The thrilling shouts of fighting men,
āàWith something sadder far behind.

The thrilling shouts they died away
āàBefore the night came greyly down,
But closed not with the closing day
āàThe choking sob, the tortured moan.

Down in a hollow sunk in shade,
āàWhere dark forms waved in secret gloom,
A ruined, bleeding form was laid,
āàWaiting the death that was to come.






Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net